. The city of New York. and theWilliams still control it. Colgate & Co. thewell-known soap and perfumery makers arealso very much in evidence today, fivegrandsons of the founder—all brothers andall Yale graduates—being in active controlof this great firm. Cowperthwait & Co,1809, have greatly enlarged and improvedthe little _ chair manufacturing businessstarted originally by George B. Cowper-thwait in Chatham Square. Direct de-scendants of the original founder are to-day in control as has been the case for overa century. The list of those a century oldand over is quite impressive considering th
. The city of New York. and theWilliams still control it. Colgate & Co. thewell-known soap and perfumery makers arealso very much in evidence today, fivegrandsons of the founder—all brothers andall Yale graduates—being in active controlof this great firm. Cowperthwait & Co,1809, have greatly enlarged and improvedthe little _ chair manufacturing businessstarted originally by George B. Cowper-thwait in Chatham Square. Direct de-scendants of the original founder are to-day in control as has been the case for overa century. The list of those a century oldand over is quite impressive considering thealmost complete stoppage of business dur-ing the Revolution and perhaps this doesnot include them all. Of those who arenot quite a century old but near it, the listgrows quite materially. The National CityBank obtained its charter in 1816; Lordand Taylor date from 1826; C. G. GuntherSons, 1826; Arnold, Constable & Co., 1829;G. A. Hearn & Son, 1838; Benedict Bros.,1830; Brooks Bros., 1830; Russel and. New oflice building. West 4()tli Stntt, opposite the Library. KwiiiK, Bacon & Henry, Agents. loi Park Ave. Erwin Co., 1836; Hardman & Peck Co.,1838; Wm. Knabe & Co., 1837; Steinway& Sons, 1835; R. E. Dietz Co., 1830,who made the first lanterns when coaloil was first introduced to be followedlater by kerosene; Yale & Towne who putan end to the old-fashioned door keys, 1838;Kemp. Day & Co., 1833; Church & Co.,1836; Thaddeus Davids & Co., 1830. As we come down to the middle of thelast century, we find that the list of housesmore than half a century old begins to leng-then very materially and include such well-known firms as Black, Starr & Frost; W. &J. Sloane; Gorham; Tiffany; Pond, the MusicPublishers; Geo. W. Walsh & Son, who areon the same block downtown where Tiffany,Young & Ellis were in the fifties. DavisCollamore Co.; James McCreery & Co.;R. H. Macy & Co.; Brokaw Bros.; JamesMcCutcheon; Rogers & Bros., silverware,almost a
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